"originally aired on 19 December 2003, was the last edition of the show until it was revived nearly ten years later. It was won by John Harrison, who also won the finals board trophy of that series with a score of 291. William G. Stewart began the show by explaining some statistics about the show, which had run from 11 January 1988. Nearly 350,000 questions had been asked to 33,975 contestants in 2,265 shows. There was no prize for winning an individual episode. Many players would win one of the daily shows but would not achieve a high enough score"
"20 to One 20 to One (known as 20 to 1 before 2016) is an Australian television series on the Nine Network from 2005 to 2011, hosted by Bert Newton that counts down an undefined ""top 20"" of elements or events of popular culture, such as films, songs, sporting scandals. Previously the show was hosted by Bud Tingwell and narrated by David Reyne. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian celebrities. The series was rebooted by the Nine Network, which returned with its eleventh season on 31 May 2016 with new hosts, Australian"
"happened in a 2001 episode, where he gave a lengthy presentation stating the case to return them, for which the channel was criticised. He died on 21 September 2017 at the age of 84. William G. Stewart William Gladstone Stewart (15 July 1933 – 21 September 2017) was an English television producer, director, and television presenter, best known as the presenter and producer of the Channel 4 general quiz show ""Fifteen to One"" from 1988 to 2003. In the 1960s, he worked as private secretary to Tom Driberg, about whom he made a documentary in 2009. Among the many shows"
"William G. Stewart William Gladstone Stewart (15 July 1933 – 21 September 2017) was an English television producer, director, and television presenter, best known as the presenter and producer of the Channel 4 general quiz show ""Fifteen to One"" from 1988 to 2003. In the 1960s, he worked as private secretary to Tom Driberg, about whom he made a documentary in 2009. Among the many shows he produced or directed were ""Father, Dear Father"", ""Love Thy Neighbour"", ""Bless This House"", ""My Good Woman"", ""Spooner's Patch"", ""The Rag Trade"", ""Family Fortunes"", ""Don't Forget Your Toothbrush"" and ""The Price is Right"". He"
"Five to Eleven Five to Eleven was a popular television programme on BBC 1 which ran between 1986 and 1990. Different celebrities of the day presented poems or short readings in a simple format. The programme was screened at 10.55am each weekday morning, which explains the title. Each episode was four minutes in length. The series was introduced in May 1986 (when BBC1 introduced daytime scheduling at the start of the year) due to an unforeseen gap in the schedule after the 11:45am news bulletin finished. The most common presenter between 1986 and 1989 was Joss Ackland. Other celebrity hosts"
"partial list (some in order of appearance) of the celebrities who contributed comments to ""20 to One"". Returning contributors are revived in 2016 include: New contributors in 2016 include: Logie Awards: 20 to One 20 to One (known as 20 to 1 before 2016) is an Australian television series on the Nine Network from 2005 to 2011, hosted by Bert Newton that counts down an undefined ""top 20"" of elements or events of popular culture, such as films, songs, sporting scandals. Previously the show was hosted by Bud Tingwell and narrated by David Reyne. The format mixes archival footage of"
"one-off episode, hosted by Adam Hills, aired on Channel 4 and was titled ""Celebrity Fifteen to One"". Two previous celebrity specials had been aired before then, in 1990 and 1992. Amongst the changes, the studio set and presentation were overhauled, the length of the programme increased from 30 to 60 minutes, the host's catch phrase, ""Lights out"" was introduced, spoken when a contestant is eliminated from the game before the final round. On 9 December 2013, it was announced that ""Fifteen to One"" would return for a new 20-part daytime series in 2014, hosted by Sandi Toksvig, and primetime celebrity"
"posted in the same game when TV's Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall beat wine critic Jilly Goolden 47–9. Richard Whiteley and Carol Vorderman competed in another special episode on Christmas Day 1997. For this game, the presenter's chair was taken by William G. Stewart, the host of fellow Channel 4 game show ""Fifteen to One"". Susie Dent took over Vorderman's duties, and Mark Nyman occupied Dictionary Corner, accompanied by Magnus Magnusson. The game was close-fought, and decided only by the crucial Countdown conundrum ""mistletoe"" which Vorderman solved in two seconds, after Whiteley had inadvertently buzzed after one second, because when he regularly hosted"
"in bold"" 15th Tony Awards The 15th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 16, 1961, in the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV (Channel 2) in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Phil Silvers. Presenters: Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anne Bancroft, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine, Robert Goulet, Helen Hayes, Celeste Holm, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Helen Menken, Patricia Neal, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Sidney Poitier, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Gig Young. The performer was Eleanor Steber. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra."
"again on the same channel from 8 May 2006 until 12 January 2007, this time hosted by Joe Pasquale. Two one-off specials aired as part of ITV's ""Gameshow Marathon"" in September 2005 and April 2007. On 30 December 2017, it was revived for a one-off pilot hosted by Alan Carr on Channel 4. In 9 June 2017, Carr was announced as the new host. Leslie Crowther hosted the original UK version, having beaten Joe Brown to the role of host after both recorded pilot episodes. It was also notable for being produced by William G. Stewart (of later ""Fifteen to"
"would be the last celebrity Fifteen to One for over twenty years. The show was revived on 20 September 2013 as part of an 1980s night. This version was hosted by Adam Hills. This version was 1 hour long rather than 45 minutes, and did not reprise what UKGameshows.com termed as the Barry Cryer rule; ""just one life away for each incorrect answer in round one"". It did, however, slash the number of questions in round three down to 25, and eliminated the need for three correct answers to start question or nominate. Money was awarded for getting to the"
"Twenty-One (game show) Twenty-One is an American game show originally hosted by Jack Barry which aired on NBC from 1956 to 1958. Produced by Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions, the program became notorious for being a rigged quiz show which nearly caused the demise of the entire genre in the wake of United States Senate investigations. The 1994 movie ""Quiz Show"" is based on these events. A new version aired in 2000 with Maury Povich hosting, lasting about four months, again on NBC. Two contestants, typically a returning champion and a challenger, entered separate isolation booths and donned pairs of headphones."
"Bond providing the voiceover. The special was originally watched by 1.64 million viewers, ranking ninth in the channel's top 10 programmes that week. ""Fifteen to One"" returned for a new daytime series on 5 April 2014, hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Four celebrity specials in the primetime slot will be hosted by Adam Hills. Filming of the daytime series took place in February 2014 at Elstree Studios. The all celebrity specials are shot at the Pinewood Studios used for the 80s special, but daytime versions were shot at Elstree for series 1, then subsequently Pacific Quay, Glasgow for series 2 -"
"Gyles Brandreth also having made appearances on more than one episode. Of these, Brandreth is the only person to have made appearances on episodes presented by both hosts. The first episode was broadcast on 27 December 1990. The format is largely the same as that of Fifteen to One, though with the Barry Cryer rule: Those who get both questions wrong may still play round 2 with one life remaining, with Cryer being the only one to miss both questions. The programme is extended to 45 minutes from 30, with an extra advert added between the first and second rounds."
"Fifteen (TV series) Fifteen (known as Hillside in Canada) is a Canadian-American teen drama that aired on YTV in Canada and on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993. Created and produced by John T. Binkley, the series was Nickelodeon's only teenage soap opera. The show was shot on videotape, similar to most daytime dramas. The series was first conceived as ""Fifteen"" in an improvised form for The Disney Channel, where a 13-episode pilot series was produced and tested in the U.S. After Disney decided not to proceed with the project, Nickelodeon and Canadian partners joined Binkley in producing the series which"
"in December 2000 (won by Matti Watton), one contestant, who was standing at position 4, could not be identified for legal reasons, so the contestant's two questions were edited out, and the camera jumped from contestant 3 to 5. The contestant was eliminated in the first round, so the episode progressed as normal. The heat episode that the “mystery contestant” won was also never aired, being replaced by a repeat of Bill McKaig’s perfect 433 episode. In August 2013, the ""Daily Mirror"" reported that ""Fifteen to One"" was to make a special comeback on Channel 4, on 20 September 2013,"
"15, when it returned to the regular schedule of two nights per week (SundayMonday). As well as being broadcast on TV3, the full series was also streamed live on TV3's website. The live shows were simulcast on More FM. The series was again hosted by Dominic Bowden. Both former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt and ""Australian Idol"" winner Stan Walker returned to judge the series. They were joined by new judges, married couple Willy Moon and Natalia Kills until the first live show, then former ""The X Factor"" Australia judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte and I Am Giant drummer Shelton Woolright from"
"15th Tony Awards The 15th Annual Tony Awards took place on April 16, 1961, in the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV (Channel 2) in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Phil Silvers. Presenters: Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anne Bancroft, Ray Bolger, Carol Channing, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine, Robert Goulet, Helen Hayes, Celeste Holm, Fredric March, Mary Martin, Helen Menken, Patricia Neal, Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Sidney Poitier, Robert Preston, Jason Robards, Gig Young. The performer was Eleanor Steber. Music was by Meyer Davis and his Orchestra. ""Winners are"
"one-off revival episode of Channel 4's quiz show, ""Fifteen to One"". This was aired on 20 September 2013, as part of the channel's 1980s-themed ""Back to the Future"" weekend of programmes. He was credited under the name ""Adam C. Hills"" in a tribute to the original presenter, William G. Stewart. In 2014, Hills returned to present four more celebrity specials; a full daytime series was hosted by Sandi Toksvig. In August 2013, Hills set viewers of ""The Last Leg"" a challenge to see if they could get away with editing his Wikipedia page and filling it with misinformation. This led"
"Hundred to One (game show) Hundred to One () is a team-based game show on Russian television, analogous to the American game Family Feud. It premiered on January 8, 1995 on NTV, subsequently moved to MTK, then to the channel TV Center. From October 1998 to the present time the program goes on air weekly on Sundays at 12:20 Moscow time on telechannel Russia. The general timing (including Advertising blocks) is 55 minutes. Earlier editions, from 2000-2008 years are transmitted daily on the channel ""Questions and answers"". The permanent host is Alexander Gurevich. On June 14, 2009 the ""Bankers"" team"
"may answer. Sometimes, ""Fifteen to One"" was not shown when Channel 4 broadcast either the Cheltenham Festival or an England Test match: that is why there were fewer episodes in some series. Repeats were sometimes shown if a Test match either stopped due to rain or finished early. However, when the 2001 Cheltenham Festival was cancelled, Channel 4 did not show any ""Fifteen to One"" repeats. The Polish version of ""Fifteen to One"", quizzes only 10 participants, as the questions are longer in Polish. It is firmly established as the channel's top rated quiz show. and it has a relatively"
"make the Grand Final in series 27 (early 2000), as did Nick Terry's and Alan Gibbs' scores of 202 in series 27 and 32 respectively. Dennis Collinson's score of 201 in series 25 (1999), which he achieved in the very first episode of the series, failed to make the Grand Final when his name was displaced from the board on the very last episode before the Grand Final. Other arguably dubious honours attained in ""Fifteen to One"" are: lowest ever winning score (10, scored by Mila First in series 1, episode 36), most appearances without winning either trophy (14, by"
"television on July 30, 1956, hosted by co-creator and co-executive producer Jack Barry. Beginning on September 12, 1956, Barry began hosting ""Twenty-One"" in Primetime. The show was initially on Wednesday nights but quickly moved to Thursday nights. At this point, Gene Rayburn began hosting ""Tic-Tac-Dough"" on Fridays. ""Twenty One"" later moved to Monday nights in February, 1957, and Barry once again hosted the show all five days of the week. Barry left the show and was replaced by announcer Bill Wendell on October 6, 1958. Wendell hosted the show, with the announcing taken over by Bill McCord, until its demise"
"Matt Skinner Matthew ""Matt"" Skinner (born 23 December 1974) is an Australian, sommelier, wine author, consultant and educator. Matt co-founded Fifteen Restaurant with Jamie Oliver and Tobie Puttock, and appeared in two television series with Puttock called ""Tobie & Matt"". Skinner was born in Melbourne, Australia. After many years abroad, he returned to Melbourne in 2008 where he now lives with his wife Carly and two children. Skinner's career began as a bottle shop attendant at the Whitehorse Inn Hotel in 1993. After completing an introductory wine course, he moved onto other sales assistant roles before being appointed manager at"
"15, the program is aired on Keshet 12, in HDTV. It was first filmed in Tel Aviv, and in later seasons, was filmed in the neighboring Herzliya. The show features a regular cast of comedians and actors, including Tal Friedman, Eyal Kitzis (the Jon Stewart-type host), Alma Zak, Orna Banai (6 first seasons), Shani Cohen, Asi Cohen, Eli Finish, Mariano Edelman, Yuval Semo, Roey Bar-Natan, Eran Zarachovitch, Yaron Berlad, Maor Cohen and Dov Navon (4 first seasons). During the third season, Asi Cohen started doing small roles on the show, and by the beginning of the fourth season (fall 2006),"
"Club Fifteen Club Fifteen is a radio program in the United States that featured popular music. It was broadcast weeknights (except for a two months hiatus each summer) 30 June 1947 – 21 December 1951. Then, it aired Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights until 16 January 1953. The name reflected the program's length—15 minutes. ""The Historical Dictionary of Old-Time Radio"" noted that the show ""is sometimes listed as ""Bob Crosby's Club Fifteen"" because Bob Crosby was the original star, although Dick Haymes took over in 1949-50."" The program was sponsored by Campbell Soups. Media historian Jim Cox commented that in"
"episode 15, airing on December 29, 1955, directed by John Frankenheimer, produced by Martin Manulis, hosted by William Lundigan and starring Richard Boone and Bart Burns. Carl Dudley originally expressed interest in buying the screen rights to the TV play. Eventually Bill Thomas of Pine-Thomas-Shane Productions got them. In adapting the episode for the screen, ""Bailout at 43,000"" was slightly revised, with tension heightened in the interaction between a former Nazi scientist and pilots engaged in the bailout tests. In August 1956 it was announced Boone would reprise his TV role. 7 Aug 1956: 19.</ref> However in October he was"
"Fifteen and Pregnant Fifteen and Pregnant is a 1998 American made-for-television drama starring Kirsten Dunst, Park Overall and David Andrews. Based on a true story, Dunst portrays a 15-year-old pregnant girl. The film commences with 14-year-old Tina having sex with her new boyfriend, Ray. Ray later ends his relationship with Tina, telling her that he must focus upon his athletic goals. When Tina discovers that she has started her period, she is extremely relieved. On Tina's birthday, she is despondent because another birthday has passed and she does not have a boyfriend. Tensions arise between Tina and her mother when"
"15th International Emmy Awards The 15th International Emmy Awards took place on November 23, 1987, in New York City, United States. The award ceremony was given by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to honor the best of worldwide television programming. The singer John Denver presented a special Founder's Award to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who has produced more than 50 films for television based on his oceanographic studies. A special directorate award went to Jeremy Isaacs. He was founding chief executive of Channel 4 in 1981 after a long career as a program maker and executive with the BBC"
"the show. In October 1980, Sue Simmons joined the WNBC and ""Live at Five"" team from Washington, D.C. sister station WRC-TV. Simmons had several co-anchors, or as she colloquially called them ""anchor husbands"", including Cafferty, Tony Guida, Matt Lauer, Dean Shepherd and Jim Rosenfield. From 1980 to 1991, legendary NBC announcer Don Pardo (of ""Jeopardy!"" and ""Saturday Night Live"" fame) performed the talent introductions and other voice overs, usually live in-studio. In the 1980s, the show reached popularity with guests ranging from Jimmy Carter to Orson Welles to Little Richard. The show's impressive guest lineup was fodder for a running"
"the sea-green background and floral arrangements were dropped in favour of a scarlet set with a gold backcloth, and the celebrity presenters were dropped and replaced with children of school age. This new format proved less popular with regular audiences, and in 1990 ""Five To Eleven"" was cancelled due to falling viewing figures. Five to Eleven Five to Eleven was a popular television programme on BBC 1 which ran between 1986 and 1990. Different celebrities of the day presented poems or short readings in a simple format. The programme was screened at 10.55am each weekday morning, which explains the title."
"Sandi Toksvig Sandra Birgitte Toksvig, (, ; born 3 May 1958) is a British-Danish comedian, writer, actor, presenter and producer on British radio and television, and political activist. On 21 October 2016, Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show ""QI"". She was the host of ""The News Quiz"" on BBC Radio 4 from 2006 until June 2015. She also presented the quiz show ""1001 Things You Should Know"" on Channel 4 television in 2012–13, and began hosting a revived series of the same channel's game show ""Fifteen to One"" on 5 April 2014."
"Trevor Montague Trevor Howard Montague (born 20 May 1954) is a British author who compiles books of facts. Best known for ""A to Z of Almost Everything"", he has since compiled ""A to Z of Sport"", ""A to Z of Britain And Ireland"" and ""A to Z of British (and Irish) Popular Culture"". He is also a prolific game show contestant, with victories in ""Today's the Day"" and ""Fifteen to One"", although the latter victory resulted in legal action as Montague was ineligible to win. Montague founded the British Quiz Association in 2001. Trevor Montague first appeared on ""Fifteen to"